General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5814
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1858
*01858*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. GREEN, 55th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5814
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1858
*01858*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. GREEN, 55th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-167c of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for any person who, with intent to prevent a reasonably identifiable police officer from performing his or her duties, assaults such police officer.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the penalty for assaulting a police officer.